Our Tuesday in photos...

We started the day off at 5:30am and were headed over to Mom and Dad's house at 6:30am, the sunrise was gorgeous. I haven't gotten a photo of the sunrise since school got out and it dawned on me there are advantages to getting up early...
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I was driving and grabbed the point and shoot to get a photo of the sunrise...

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Dad wanted to get over to Kenedy Texas at 8am for a hair cut. He's been going to this barber for years and I'm glad I could take him. Nothing like getting a good hair cut!

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The population in Kenedy was 3,487 at the 2000 census.
As Karnes County's largest city, Kenedy is the center for the surrounding agricultural area. Occupying land that was once part of a Royal Spanish Grant to Don Carlos Martinez, Kenedy's history as a community began with the purchase of 400,000 acres for a town site in 1886 by Captain Mifflin Kenedy, a partner of Richard King of the famous King Ranch.
Early growth of Kenedy Junction, as it was first known, was attributed to its position as a major stop on the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railroad. In the early 1900's Kenedy gained a reputation for gun fighting that earned it the nickname "Six Shooter Junction."
During World War II, the Kenedy Alien Detention Camp was located near the outskirts of the town. This was a prisoner of war camp that started as an internment camp for Germans, Italians, Japanese, and South Americans.
Kenedy is also the site of the John Connally Unit, a state prison. On December 13, 2000, a group called the Texas Seven escaped from that prison. They would go on a deadly crime spree before being caught.


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Grandma and Michael acting silly
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Main Street
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I popped into the barber shop to get a photo of Dad, lol. He was all wrapped up in the cape and couldn't do a thing but smile and yell at me to STOP taking photos, lol!

We then went to Walmart and we were having a good day! That is until Dad fell getting into the truck, ugh! So we decided it was time to head home and get him taken care of and off his feet. Mom and I started working on the front yard and porch again. We've been cleaning flower beds and raking leaves. It's so hot though we only work for a couple of hours. Today when we finished up Mom wanted to spray some paper wasps nests and we found a bee's nest in the eaves. There was a wasp nest next to the hole the bees were using so I told Mom to head for the house and I'd spray...Yikes! I sprayed and the bees got MAD, real MAD and I yelled at Mom RUN!! We made it in the house, whew! I didn't know Mom could run that fast, wow! Michael found one bee on me and thank goodness it did not sting me (I'm allergic to the little darl'ins). We sat inside the house in the bay window and watched the bees, they were really pissed. I called one exterminator today and we are going to call several more tomorrow to get quotes. I was laughing as I had the exterminator ask me if they were killer bees...hmmm? I told him the only way you could tell is if you put them under a microscope and look at their wings and I wasn't doing that...and then he asked if they were aggressive...hmmm? Well yes they were aggressive, they were pissed off!!!!
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Later this evening Michael and I headed down to the pool and the baby calf was up and about, he sure is gorgeous. He's real hefty too!
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Trying for different photos in the pool...I also learned something too. Do NOT attempt to swim upside down and take photos looking up...Water in your sinus/nasal cavity is not fun!! (cough, cough, argh!!)
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Swim, Michael swim!
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Running under water? Nope he wanted a photo of himself blowing bubbles out his mouth, lol.
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Hello There!
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I got out of the pool and grabbed the Rebel with the Macro lens...I just love his freckles!
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And found a few critters to take photos of...
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Argh!! I really detest these...REALLY DETEST!! Sand burs, grass burs what ever you want to call them, they HURT!!
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Ewww, pretty!
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I love my Macro lens...and I love my boy!
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Arrrggh!! (Action shot)
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Pipe vine swallow-tail butterfly Chrysalis on the well house door.
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We had a pretty good day with just a touch of excitement here and there. Dad is okay. He's a bit sore and has a few scrapes. Tomorrow I'm headed back over there and Mom and I are going to work on the back porch, while Michael babysits Grandpa, lol...Not sure if I'll have any photos to share, we shall see. Then Michael and I will have a surprise for y'all on Thursday and Friday and yes there will be photos!